Have you ever seen a Cobweb-like lace shawl and wished that you could spin yarn that fine? In this Workshop, you will learn techniques that will have you spinning fine yarns before you know it! We will cover some of the different factors that determine the characteristics of your yarn, including wheel set-up, fiber preparation, drafting technique, ply, and other such topics. We’ll start with some heavier wool that may surprise you with its ability to create a lace weight yarn! Then we will move on to finer fibers. We will also discuss some of the different characteristics of the fibers and resulting yarns.

Price: $245.00

• Skill Level: Intermediate

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $40.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note taking supplies. A spinning wheel in good working order, extra bobbins, and lazy kate.

  Optional Supplies: You may want to bring some knitting needles to try out your new yarn!

• Homework: None

Enter the world of spinning on the go! Whether you’re new to spinning or just want to step away from your wheel, spindles are a fun way to create your own yarn. Learn the basics of drop spindle spinning using the “park and draft” method, then move on to other drafting methods and different ways to ply your yarn. We will also discuss different types of spindles and their various characteristics, as well as spindle care and maintenance.

Price: $125.00

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $10.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note-taking supplies. Spindle (if student has one). The instructor will have a limited number of spindles available for participants to borrow during the workshop, but these must be reserved in advance.

• Homework: None.

Blending fiber opens up new possibilities for creating colors. In this workshop, learn how to create the perfect yarn for colorwork projects by blending small amounts of fiber. Combine colors to create gradient yarns or mix different fibers together to create additional color effects. If you’re working on a larger project, no problem—we’ll discuss how to blend large amounts of fiber, too!

Price: $125.00

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $25.00 payable to the instructor.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note-taking supplies, handcards (wool and/or cotton), if students have them—the instructor will have a limited number of handcards available for participants to use during the workshop. Spindle or wheel for spinning samples (optional).

• Homework: None

Do you remember all the advice that more experienced spinners shared with you when you first started spinning? And all those fabulous tips and tricks that they swore by? No? Maybe you have forgotten some of them due to information overload? Yes? Well, fear not! We will cover the questions that surface most often for spinners—whether wheel or spindle—and will offer suggestions on ways to overcome the problems and issues in a range of spinning topics. Some of the topics covered in this workshop will include wheel maintenance, spindle storage, fiber characteristics, drafting, plying, and finishing. I want to be prepared with the necessary tools and supplies!

Price: $125.00

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $10.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes handouts and various supplies as needed to answer questions and resolve spinning issues.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note-taking supplies. A spinning wheel in good working order or spindles, any tools and/or fiber that are related to your specific questions (such as handcards and nostepinnes).

• Homework: None.

If you are looking for new and interesting ways to stretch a braid of fiber, spinning a crepe or cable yarn is a good alternative to a marled yarn. Maybe you’re looking for a different way to combine braids with different colorways. Crepe yarns are a plied yarn and a single yarn plied together. A cable yarn is a plied yarn plied with another plied yarn. These novelty yarns can also be a way to expand your yarn options in fabric construction.

Price: $125.00

• Skill Level: Intermediate

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $25.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes handouts, fiber, and yarns for plying.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note-taking supplies, a spinning wheel in good working order, extra bobbins, lazy kate, and a niddy noddy. Optional Supplies: Multicolored or solid top.

• Homework: Pre-spin about .5 oz. of singles (solid color) before the class. Yarn should be spun firmly but not overspun.

Are you intrigued by the possibilities that a blending board opens up but don’t know where to start? Would you like to see what you can accomplish before committing to buying your own? Or maybe you have played around with your blending board and would like to explore some new options. In this workshop, we will start with the basics of applying and removing fiber and the care and cleaning of your blending board. We will then move on to some of the more interesting things we can do with blending boards, such as making matching batts, striping, garneting, etc.

Price: $245.00

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $40.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber, additional blending board supplies, and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note taking supplies. Students should bring a Blending Board (if you have one).

• Homework: None

Are you intrigued by the possibilities that a blending board opens up but don’t know where to start? Would you like to see what you can accomplish before committing to buying your own? Or maybe you have played around with your blending board and would like to explore some new options. In this workshop, we will start with the basics of applying and removing fiber and the care and cleaning of your blending board. We will then move on to some of the more interesting things we can do with blending boards, such as making matching batts, striping, garneting, etc.

Price: $275

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $40.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber, additional blending board supplies, and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: You should bring a Blending Board (if you have one). Instructor will have a limited number of blending boards available for participants to borrow during the workshop. However, the instructor’s boards must be reserved in advance. Contact the Yarn Fest team if interested in borrowing a board.

• Homework: None

Spinners and their toys! We all have them. And we all have at least one tool that gives us trouble. What’s your challenge? Do you know how to wind a center pull ball on a nostepinne? Do you know how to use a McMorran Yarn Balance? These are just a few of the tools that we’ll play with and see if we can’t get “more power!” out of them. Oh, and what can we do when we don’t have our tools handy?

Price:
Early Bird Pricing – Ends January 31, 2023 $125.00
Regular Pricing – Beginning February 1, 2023 $150.00

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $5.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note taking supplies. Any tools you have that are related to your specific questions (i.e., handcards, nostepinne, etc.).

• Homework: None

If you looking for new and interesting ways to stretch a braid of fiber, spinning a crepe or cable yarn is a good alternative to a marled yarn. Maybe you’re looking for a different way to combine braids with different colorways.

Crepe yarns are a plied yarn and a single plied together. A cable yarn is a plied yarn plied with another plied yarn. These novelty yarns can also be a way to expand your yarn options in fabric construction.

Price:
Early Bird Pricing – Ends January 31, 2023 $125.00
Regular Pricing – Beginning February 1, 2023 $150.00

• Skill Level: Intermediate

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $25.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note taking supplies, a spinning wheel in good working order, extra bobbins, lazy kate, and a niddy noddy.

• Homework: Pre-spin ½ or so ounces of singles (solid color) before the class, yarn should be spun firmly but not overspun.

Enter the world of spinning on the go! Whether you’re a new to spinning or just want to step away from your wheel, spindles are a fun way to create your own yarn. Learn the basics of drop spindle spinning using the “park and draft” method, then move on to other drafting methods and different ways to ply your yarn. We will also discuss different types of spindles and their various characteristics, as well as spindle care and maintenance.

Price:
Early Bird Pricing – Ends January 31, 2023 $125.00
Regular Pricing – Beginning February 1, 2023 $150.00

• Skill Level: Beginner

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $10.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Spindle (if student has one)—the instructor will have a limited number of spindles available for participants to borrow during the workshop, but these must be reserved in advance. The instructor will also have a few pieces of equipment (i.e., niddy noddies, nostepinnes) for participants to use during the workshop.

• Homework: None

Do you remember all the advice that more experienced spinners shared with you when you first started spinning? And all those fabulous tips and tricks that they swore by? No? Maybe you have forgotten some of them due to information overload? Yes? Well, fear not!

We will cover those questions that surface most often for spinners, whether wheel or spindle, and will offer suggestions on ways to overcome the problems and issues in a range of spinning topics. Some of the topics covered in this workshop will include: Wheel maintenance, spindle storage, fiber characteristics, drafting, plying, and finishing.

I want to be prepared with the necessary tools and supplies! Bring your questions or submit them before the workshop to TerriSpins@gmail.com.

Price:
Early Bird Pricing – Ends January 31, 2023 $125.00
Regular Pricing – Beginning February 1, 2023 $150.00

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $10.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Note taking supplies. A spinning wheel in good working order or spindles, any tools and/or fiber that are related to your specific questions (i.e., handcards, nostepinne, etc.).

• Homework: None

Blending fiber opens up new possibilities for creating colors. In this workshop, learn how to create the perfect yarn for colorwork projects by blending small amounts of fiber. Combine colors to create gradient yarns or mix different fibers together to create additional color effects. If you’re working on a larger project, no problem—we’ll discuss how to blend large amounts of fiber, too!

Price:
Early Bird Pricing – Ends January 31, 2023 $125.00
Regular Pricing – Beginning February 1, 2023 $150.00

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $25.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Hand cards (wool and/or cotton), if students have them—the instructor will have a limited number of handcards available for participants to use during the workshop. Spindle or wheel for spinning samples (optional)

• Homework: None

Have you ever seen a cobweb-lace shawl and wished that you could spin yarn that fine? In this workshop, learn techniques for spinning fine yarns wheel set-up, fiber preparation, drafting, ply, and other more. Heavier wools can make laceweight yarn, too! We’ll practice spinning these fibers moving on to finer fibers. A discussion will follow on some of the different characteristics of the fibers and resulting yarns.

Price: $235.00.

• Skill Level: Intermediate

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: Student should be able to spin a stable, continuous yarn.

• Kit Cost: $35.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Spinning wheel in good working order, extra bobbins, lazy kate, and knitting needles (optional, for trying out new yarn). The instructor will have a few pieces of equipment (i.e., niddy noddies, nostepinnes) for participants to use during the workshop.

• Homework: None

Blending boards offer many possibilities to spinners, but it can be hard to know where to start. In this class, learn the basics of applying and removing fiber from your blending board, plus care and cleaning tips—perfect for those just starting out with blending boards. Then, discover some of the more interesting things blending boards can be used for, such as making batts, striping batts, garneting, and more!

Price: $235.00.

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $40.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber, additional blending board supplies, and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Blending board (if student has one).

• Homework: None

Enter the world of spinning on the go! Whether you’re a new to spinning or just want to step away from your wheel, spindles are a fun way to create your own yarn. Learn the basics of drop spindle spinning using the “park and draft” method, then move on to other drafting methods and different ways to ply your yarn. We will also discuss different types of spindles and their various characteristics, as well as spindle care and maintenance.

Price: $125.00.

• Skill Level: Beginner

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $10.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Spindle (if student has one)—the instructor will have a limited number of spindles available for participants to borrow during the workshop, but these must be reserved in advance. The instructor will also have a few pieces of equipment (i.e., niddy noddies, nostepinnes) for participants to use during the workshop.

• Homework: None

Blending fiber opens up new possibilities for creating colors. In this workshop, learn how to create the perfect yarn for colorwork projects by blending small amounts of fiber. Combine colors to create gradient yarns or mix different fibers together to create additional color effects. If you’re working on a larger project, no problem—we’ll discuss how to blend large amounts of fiber, too!

Price: $125.00.

• Skill Level: All Levels

• Technique: Spinning

• Prerequisites: None

• Kit Cost: $25.00 payable to the instructor.

• Kit Contents: Kit includes fiber and handouts.

• Supplies Students Must Bring: Hand cards (wool and/or cotton), if students have them—the instructor will have a limited number of handcards available for participants to use during the workshop. Spindle or wheel for spinning samples (optional)

• Homework: None

Have you ever wanted just a little bit of color for your spinning or knitting project? Have you ever wanted to spin your own gradient yarn? In this workshop, we will play with blending small amounts of fiber to create just the yarn that you want for your color work projects. We will work on blending colors to create gradient yarns. We will try our hand at blending different types of fibers together to create additional color effects. We will discuss ways to transfer this knowledge to blending larger amounts of fiber for larger projects.

Price: $125.00

• Student Maximum: 26

• Skill Level and Technique: Spinning, All Levels

• Prerequisite: None

• Homework: None

• Supply List: Hand cards (wool and/or cotton). *Optional: A spindle or wheel for spinning samples.*Instructor will have a limited number of handcards available for participants to use during the workshop.

• Kit: $25.00 kit fee payable to instructor. Kit includes fiber and printed materials.

Enter the world of spinning on the go! We will begin with the basics of drop spindle spinning using the “park and draft method.” The Workshop will include) discussions and demonstrations of drafting and plying methods and spindle care. We will also discuss different types of spindles and their various characteristics.

Price: $125.00

• Student Maximum: 26

• Skill Level and Technique: Spinning, Beginner

• Prerequisite: None

• Homework: None

• Supply List: A spindle, if you have one.* *Instructor will have a limited number of spindles available for participants to borrow during the workshop. However, the instructor’s spindles must be reserved in advance. *Instructor will also have a few pieces of equipment (i.e., niddy noddies, nostepinnes) for participants to use during the workshop.

• Kit: $15.00 kit fee payable to instructor. Kit includes fiber and printed materials.

Have you ever seen a Cobweb-like lace shawl and wished that you could spin yarn that fine? In this Workshop, you will learn techniques that will have you spinning fine yarns before you know it! We will cover some of the different factors that determine the characteristics of your yarn, including wheel set-up, fiber preparation, drafting technique, ply, and other such topics. We’ll start with some heavier wool that may surprise you with its ability to create a lace weight yarn! Then we will move on to finer fibers. We will also discuss some of the different characteristics of the fibers and resulting yarns

Price: $235.00.

• Student Maximum: 26

• Skill Level and Technique: Spinning, Intermediate

• Prerequisite: Student should be able to spin a stable, continuous yarn.

• Homework: None

• Supply List: Students should bring a spinning wheel in good working order, extra bobbins, and lazy kate. (Optional: You may want to bring some knitting needles to try out your new yarn!)*Instructor will have a few pieces of equipment (i.e., niddy noddies, nostepinnes) for participants to use during the workshop.

• Kit: $40.00 kit fee payable to instructor. Kit includes fiber and printed materials.

Skill Level - All

In the morning, we’ll talk about various methods for stash management and organization so we don’t forget what we have in our treasure chests and to assist us in being able to find these items when we want them.

In the afternoon, we will discuss a subject many of us have often put off considering, the legacy of our fibers and equipment that we will all, one day, leave behind and how to assist our families with our riches. 

Please join us for a day with one another to chat and spin and learn. And who knows, maybe a stop at the Fiber Festival of New England on the way home (where we will be demonstrating Silk Reeling on Sunday!).

Materials Fee - $5
Participants will receive handouts.

Participants Should Bring - Note-taking materials.